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Wine Description
The Story
Varietal: 100% Chenin Blanc
Wine of Origin: Swartland
Source of Grapes: From one parcel of 37 years-old Chenin on the stony Shale and Schist based soils of the Kasteelberg and one parcel of 40+ year-old dry land bush vine Chenin in the decomposed Granite of the Paardeberg. These are the parcels that gives us the best acidity at harvest.
Winemaking: Grapes are hand-harvested at normal ripeness level of 23°Brix then left to dry in the s...
Wine Information
Production: 11,880 bottles / 990 cases
Alcohol 9.5%
Residual Sugar: 307 g/l
Total Acidity: 11.3 g/l
pH 3.54
Date(s) Harvested: Grapes were harvested between the 26th January and 13th February 2017.
Yields: Harvested: 5 tons/ha = 30 HL/ha. Final yields after drying: 100L/ton = 6HL/ha.
Bottling Date: 13 January 2018
